Absurdly - low, high, easy, difficult
Widely - believed, spoken, used, distributed, known, renowned Thoroughly - convinced, enjoyable, agree, satisfying
Fully - understand, comprehend, informed, automated, equipped Totally and Completely - unaware, unprepared, unexpected, out of control, wrong
Patently - true, false, obvious, clear
Collocations starting with the verb ‘do’ Do me a favour Do the cooking Do the housework Do the shopping Do the washing up Do your best Do your hair
Collocations with the verb ‘have’ Have a good time
Have a bath Have a drink Have a haircut Have a holiday Have a problem Have a relationship Have lunch Have sympathy
Collocations with the verb ‘break’ Break the law
Break a leg Break a promise Break a record
Break someone's heart Break the ice
Break the news to someone Break the rules
Collocations with the verb ‘take’ Take a break Take a chance Take a look Take a rest Take a seat Take a taxi Take an exam Take notes
Take someone's place
Collocations with the verb ‘make’ Make a difference Make a mess Make a mistake Make a noise Make an effort Make money Make progress Make room Make trouble
Collocations with the verb ‘catch’ Catch the bus
Catch a ball Catch a cold Catch a thief Catch fire Catch sight of
Catch someone's attention Catch someone's eye Catch the flu
Collocations with the verb ‘pay’ Pay respect
Pay a fine Pay attention Pay by credit card Pay cash
Pay interest
Pay someone a visit Pay the bill
Pay the price
Collocations with the verb ‘keep’ Keep the change
Keep a promise Keep a secret Keep an appointment Keep calm Keep in touch Keep quiet
Keep someone's place
Collocations with the verb ‘save’ Save yourself the trouble
Save electricity Save energy Save money
Save someone a seat Save someone's life Save something to a disk Save time
Collocations with the verb ‘go’ Go bald Go abroad Go astray Go bad Go bankrupt Go blind Go crazy Go fishing
Go mad Go missing Go online Go out of business Go overseas Go quiet Go sailing Go to war
Collocations with the verb ‘come’ Come under attack
Come close Come direct Come early Come first Come into view Come last Come late Come on time Come prepared Come right back Come to a decision Come to an agreement Come to an end
Come to a standstill Come to terms with Come to a total of
Collocations with the verb ‘get’ Get the sack
Get a life Get a job Get a shock Get angry Get divorced Get drunk Get frightened Get home Get lost Get married Get permission Get ready Get started
Get the impression Get upset
Get wet Get worried
Collocations related to time Bang on time
Dead on time Free time
From dawn till dusk Great deal of time Early/late 15th century Make time for
Next few days Past few weeks Right on time Run out of time Time goes by Time passes Waste time
Collocations related to business English Annual turnover
Keep in mind
Break off negotiations Close a deal
Close a meeting Come to the point Dismiss an offer Draw a conclusion Draw your attention to Launch a new product Go bankrupt
Go into partnership Make a profit/loss
English collocations with the word BIG
The word big is often used in collocations with a happening or event, for example: a big accomplishment a big decision a big disappointment a big failure a big improvement a big mistake a big surprise
The word great is often used in collocations with feelings or qualities. Great + feelings great admiration great anger great enjoyment great excitement great fun great happiness great joy Great + qualities in great detail great power great pride great sensitivity great skill great strength great understanding great wisdom great wealth
English collocations with the word LARGE
The word large is often used in collocations involving numbers and measurements.
a large amount a large collection a large number (of) a large population a large proportion a large quantity a large scale
English collocations with the word STRONG
The word strong is often used in collocations with facts and opinions: Strong + facts/opinions strong argument strong emphasis strong evidence a strong contrast a strong commitment strong criticism strong denial a strong feeling
a strong opinion (about something) strong resistance
Strong + senses a strong smell a strong taste
The word deep is used for some strong feelings: deep depression
deep devotion
It is also used in these expressions: in deep thought
in deep trouble
in a deep sleep (when the person won’t wake up easily) English collocations with the word HEAVY
Heavy is used for some weather conditions… heavy rain
heavy snow heavy fog
The word heavy is also used for people with bad habits: a heavy drinker
a heavy smoker a heavy drug user
There’s also the expression “a heavy sleeper” – that’s not someone who sleeps a lot; instead, it’s a person who doesn’t wake up easily when sleeping.
The word heavy is also used in collocations with two unpleasant things: TRAFFIC and TAXES!
heavy traffic heavy taxes
ADVERB COLLOCATIONS: Absurdly - low, high, easy, difficult Widely - believed, spoken, used, distributed, known, renowned
Thoroughly - convinced, enjoyable, agree, satisfying
Fully - understand, comprehend, informed, automated, equipped Totally and Completely - unaware, unprepared, unexpected, out of control, wrong
Patently - true, false, obvious, clear
Some more ADVERB COLLOCATIONS:- Highly= probable, (un)likely, successful, competitive, recommended, effective, controversial
Utterly/Absolutely = ridiculous, impossible, wrong, disgusting, devastating, pointless, appalled, worthless, senseless, hopeless
unbelievably / ridiculously / incredibly = cheap, expensive, big, small, long, short, early, late
bitterly =disappointed, resent, regret, complain, cry, weep
deeply = ashamed, concerned, moved, shocked, touched, affected, hurt, regret
strongly =oppose, influence, believe, deny, recommend, condemn, argue, object, support, suggest, correlate
Some collocations which i have collected Entirely =different, separate, dependant
Wildly =inaccurate, exaggerated, inappropriate, unrealistic Downright= wrong, dishonest, hostile, rude, disgrace, immoral Mildly= surprised, amused, irritated, offensive
loosely= based, structured, connected, related
Vaguely= familiar, aware, remember, worded, threatening do well/badly do someone a favour
do some shopping do up (undo)
do homework, housework, office work, work do a task
make a phone call make a success of make progress make a noise/sound make a mistake make pizza make dinner
make promises, offers, suggestions make a speech
make s.o do something make a paper plane
have something in common with... have breakfast
have a snack have a coffee
have a rest / a sleep / a nap have a chat have a meeting have a party have s.t done have an injection have an operation go cycling/swimming go for a walk go by car go abroad go to work/school go home go to bed keep a promise
keep your cash in a safe keep doing something... keep kit
keep in touch keep a promise
Collocation is a particular combination of words that co-occur more often than would be expected by chance. For example, we use Strong Tea instead of Powerful Tea. Collocation is very much important for the
reading and listening sections of PTE Academic. Here is a practice of collocation. Please write your answer in the comments.
Clues: 1- 4: fact, threat, reality, theory
1 The authorities said the chemicals didn't pose a ... to life. 2 We have to take into account the ... of the situation. 3 I know that what you say is true in ... , but will it work in practice?
4 Sadly, it seems that crime is just a ... of life these days. Clues: 5-8: distinct, precise, distinguished, isolated
5 Dr. Cho's team reports that they have successfully …………. the gene that causes the disease.
6 English essayist Joseph Addison famously wrote, "Man is ……… from all other creatures by the faculty of laughter."
7 He was ………with his language, choosing his words carefully. 8 While there are two types of camels, both are quite ………....
Clues: 9-12: saying, telling, talking, speaking
9 Mr. Harris is not an employee here, strictly ……… , but we do hire him quite often on a freelance basis.
10 I keep ... them my answer is no!
11 Maria was …………. she might go to UCLA next semester.
12 Our professor is quite strict and there's definitely no ……….. during his classes.
Addition Component I POS I Component II POS II Addition
1 abstract adj concept n
2 academic adj achievement n 3 academic adj career n
4 (in) academic adj circles n 5 academic adj community n 6 academic adj debate n 7 academic adj discipline n 8 academic adj discourse n 9 academic adj institution n 10 academic adj journal n 11 academic adj life n
12 academic adj performance n 13 academic adj research n 14 academic adj skills n 15 academic adj study n 16 academic adj success n 17 academic adj work n 18 academic adj world n 19 academic adj writing n 20 academic adj year n 21 accept v responsibility n 22 acceptable adj behaviour n 23 accurate adj assessment n 24 accurate adj description n 25 accurate adj information n 26 accurate adj measurement n 27 accurate adj picture n
28 accurate adj record n 29 achieve (a) v goal n
30 achieve (an) v objective n 31 achieve (an) v outcome n 32 acquire v knowledge n 33 active adj involvement n 34 active adj participant n 35 active adj participation n 36 active adj role n
37 (be) actively adv involved vpp 38 acutely adv aware adj
39 add v information n 40 additional adj cost n
41 additional adj information n 42 additional adj problem n 43 additional adj resources n 44 additional adj support n 45 address (an) v issue n
46 administrative adj practices n 47 adopt (a) v procedure n 48 adopt (an) v approach n 49 advanced adj economy n 50 advanced adj technology n 51 adverse adj effect n
52 adverse adj reaction n 53 adversely adv affect v 54 affect (the) v outcome n
55 affect (the) v development n (of) 56 allocate v resources n
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